General Info | TEI
| Name | Kreisel, Henry |
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| ID | 9159 |
| Gender | male |
| Lifespan | 1922 - 1991 |
| Professions | writer (Q36180), university teacher (Q1622272) |
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| Uri(s) |
https://id.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/ica/persons/2_72 https://ica.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/entity/9159/ https://d-nb.info/gnd/128577029 |
| Notes | On 21 November 1941 he was released from the Canadian detention camp and moved to the Mendel family in Toronto to study English Literature at Toronto University. He was the first modern Canadian writer to write about his experiences living in Canadian exile. In 1988 he received the Order of Canada. |
| References | Strutz, Andrea. "Wohin zurückkehren? Österreichische Flüchtlinge als "feindliche Ausländer" in Kanada." Return from Exile. Vienna: Verlag der ÖAW, 2017, 61-80. |
Relations
Institution
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | related >> studied at | University of Toronto |
| 1947 | — | related >> worked for/at >> taught at | University of Alberta |
| 1954 | — | related >> studied at >> graduated from >> with a PhD | University of London |
| 1955 | — | related >> worked for/at >> taught at | University of Alberta |
| — | — | related >> worked for/at >> was vice president at | University of Alberta |
Person
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Person |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | related >> was/were helped by >> was financially supported by | Mendel, Herta |
| — | — | related >> was/were helped by >> was financially supported by | Mendel, Bruno |
Place
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | — | fled to | United Kingdom |
| 1938 | 1940 | lived in | Leeds |
| 1991 | — | died in | Edmonton (Alberta) |
| — | — | Place of Birth | Vienna |
Work
Label
| Label | Start | End | Label type | ISO Code |
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| Heinrich Kreisel | — | — | alternative name >> given name | deu |
| Kreisel, Henry_ | — | — | Legacy name (merge) | deu |
